GM is having a difficult time with the spotlight shining on defective parts of their cars recently. Here’s a quick recap on the situation: Earlier this year, an automobile safety group reported that government data from car crashes shows that more than 300 people died from failed airbags in GM vehicles. That research led to… Read More
Dangerous Car Seats Recalled
The child injury attorneys of Passen & Powell have learned of another widespread consumer recall of a defective and dangerous product for infants and children. Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG), in cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), recently issued a recall of a number of immensely popular car seats manufactured under its corporate… Read More
Child Safety in Autos and Air
While severe injuries and deaths in automobile accidents are always tragic, there is perhaps nothing more disheartening than the loss of a young life – a child injured or killed in a crash. This tragedy is only compounded when the injury or death of these innocent youngsters could have been avoided through the use of… Read More
Red-Light Cameras Do Not Make Intersections Safer
Cook County recently announced plans to install twenty new red-light cameras throughout the Chicago suburbs, in what the County Board describes as a one-year pilot program. The suburbs targeted to receive these new cameras, however, are protesting and considering legal action. Our Chicago car accident lawyers believe this chain of events engenders many questions: Why… Read More
Deadly Pedestrian-Passenger Accidents
Two breaking news stories today highlights the the danger and frequency of deadly motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians and large vehicles, including vans and buses. One story involves a male pedestrian who was struck by a car (a Ford Escape SUV) in Chicago at 980 N. Michigan Avenue on the evening of September 20, and… Read More
New DOT Statistics Highlight Risk of Distracted Driving
According to a September 2009 report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), driver distraction remains a serious cause of catastrophic and fatal motor vehicle accidents on our nation’s roadways. The NHTSA released new statistics regarding driver distraction in 2008: There were a total of 34,017 fatal car crashes in… Read More
